(alsochicken flu) (alsoformalavian flu) [uncountable] a serious illness that affects birds, especially chickens, that can be spread from birds to humans and that can cause death Ten new cases of bird flu were reported yesterday.
Thus far, doctors have been able to diagnose bird flu, identify the specific strain, and target the proper disposal of infected birds. Yet they are ineffective at treating the resultant respiratory infection, leading to fatalities. They note that fluappear to be inevitable given the history ofcon...
When one chicken with bird flu is trapped in a barn with 5,000 other chickens, what happens? By chicada — On Oct 09, 2010 @ Fiorite- Free-range beef cattle and chickens are more likely to be contaminated by outside disease into the herd or flock. Animals can infiltrate the ...
Bird Flu Infects, Kills Cats That Drank Milk From H5N1-Stricken Cows, Raising Concerns as Virus Might Be Evolving 05.01.2024 09:41 AM In a Texas dairy farm, more than half of cats died after drinking raw milk from bird flu-infected cows. Find out more about it in this article....
The fact that pathogens mutate is also why we see special pathogens, pathogens/viruses which under normal conditions exist in animals, for instance, bird flu and swine flu. How scary is that? Bybear78— On Jan 26, 2011 There are relatively few fungi that are pathogenic to humans. However,...
My grandfather died of this. He had problems for over a year but the doctors could not find nothing. When he went to the hospital, he was diagnosed with diverticulitis. The doctors would not do surgery. My papaw was 91 but was a tough old bird and I know if he would have had surg...
In addition to ongoing problems with China's food safety standards and inspection system, there have been specific problems with Chinese poultry processing facilities, such as filthy and unsanitary conditions. Even worse, China has experienced several outbreaks of the very contagious bird flu that has...
A pandemic is a global outbreak of a serious infectious disease, and public health officials have recently said that we may be closer to a new pandemic now than at any time since 1969, when the Hong Kong flu killed as many as 750,000 people worldwide. Here are a number of simple ways...
In addition to ongoing problems with China's food safety standards and inspection system, there have been specific problems with Chinese poultry processing facilities, such as filthy and unsanitary conditions. Even worse, China has experienced several outbreaks of the very contagious bird flu that has...
How do you spot the one downer cow in a thousand in a timely manner? When one chicken with bird flu is trapped in a barn with 5,000 other chickens, what happens? Bychicada— On Oct 09, 2010 @ Fiorite- Free-range beef cattle and chickens are more likely to be contaminated by outsi...